lesson: 9 | Together with Everyone | Class 3 | Evs | Textbook

APSCERT | ANDHRA PRADESH

Here are the answers to the “Improve Your Learning” section from the lesson Together with Everyone (Class 3 EVS):

I. Conceptual Understanding

1. What is communication? How do you communicate with people who are far away?

• Communication is the process of sharing thoughts, ideas, or feelings with others.

• We communicate with people who are far away through phone calls, emails, text messages, letters, and video calls.

2. Give some examples of indirect communication.

• Television broadcasts, radio, emails, text messages, letters, and newspapers are examples of indirect communication.

3. Write different ways of non-verbal communication.

• Gestures (like waving hands), facial expressions (like smiling or frowning), body language (like nodding), and sign language.

4. Mention the ways of communication used in the past.

• Drumming, sending smoke signals, using pigeons to carry letters, human runners, and horse riders were used for communication in ancient times.

II. Questioning

5. What questions will you ask your teacher about sign language?

• How do deaf and dumb people learn sign language?

• Are there different sign languages in different countries?

• Can everyone learn sign language easily?

• How can we use sign language to communicate with hearing-impaired people?

III. Experiments and Field Observations

6. Observe pet animals in your surroundings and write how they communicate.

• Dogs: Wag their tails when happy, bark when alert or scared, lick to show affection.

• Cats: Purr when content, meow for attention, rub against people or objects to show affection.

• Birds: Chirp or sing when happy, flap wings or peck to express excitement or fear.

IV. Information Skills – Project Work

7. Collect information about indirect communication tools.

• Postcards and Letters: Used for written communication.

• Telephones and Mobile Phones: Used for voice communication over long distances.

• Emails and Text Messages: Digital means to send written messages quickly.

• Television and Radio: Broadcast information and entertainment to a large audience.

V. Drawing Pictures and Model Making

8. Draw the picture of four smilies used in non-verbal communication.

• 😀 (Happy)

• 😢 (Sad)

• 😡 (Angry)

• 😲 (Surprised)

VI. Appreciation

9. What excites you when you observe the hearing-impaired children communicating with each other?

• It is exciting to see how they use hand movements, facial expressions, and gestures to share their thoughts and feelings.

• It shows that communication is possible in many beautiful ways, even without words.